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| Twigs? Kindling? Nope. They're apple tree chews for guinea pigs and rabbits. |
I don't know about you, but I'm always looking for ways to ensure my guinea pigs are happy with their lot in life. Mostly that comes down to providing excellent hay, time outside and a decent diet. I do try treats but the reaction is usually negative. e.g. I offered Radike Samo a strawberry last week and he ran as far away as he possibly could from the offending food.
When I received my orchard
hay in the mail this week there was a sweet little surprise in the box: at
first I thought someone had wrapped a few twigs but they are Apple Tree Chews.
They are sourced from
apple trees on a family orchard (Baraka Station) in Stanhope QLD, pruned by hand and never
sprayed (important when you are going to allow the small mammals in your life
to have a nibble on them).
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| Randy with his chewed chew. He did pick it up and run around with it but everytime I tried to take a photo he put it down. |
My boars tasted them right
away, but the lovely peeps from Specialised Animal Nutrition provided a list of suggestions for the
neophobic cavies and bunnies out there:
- Bending the stick back and forth to bring out the aroma;
- Holding it up to their mouth to tempt them to have a first bite;
- Rubbing a bit of fresh apple, banana or pear onto it (oh apples and pears - my boys LOVE these but I try to feed these foods sparingly).
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| Yep, these are a winner. (Well, at least in my house - N=2). |
